Why is torque important for off-roading, towing capacity, etc?

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Why is torque important for off-roading, towing capacity, etc?

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Answer 1

It isn’t directly. What people mean when they say an engine has lots of torque is that it has a wide power band with plenty of power at low revs. This is useful for offroading since you need a lot of power at low speed.